Conservation payments in Benton County, Iowa totaled $72.7 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 54 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%13%18$9,540,237$530,013
Top 2%21%36$15,487,992$430,222
Top 3%28%55$20,172,236$366,768
Top 4%33%73$23,831,971$326,465
Top 5%37%92$27,163,630$295,257
Top 6%41%110$30,018,014$272,891
Top 7%45%129$32,735,503$253,764
Top 8%48%147$35,028,896$238,292
Top 9%51%165$37,105,340$224,881
Top 10%54%184$39,157,957$212,815
Top 11%56%202$40,967,215$202,808
Top 12%59%221$42,764,019$193,502
Top 13%61%239$44,343,578$185,538
Top 14%63%258$45,918,014$177,977
Top 15%65%276$47,321,687$171,455
Top 16%67%295$48,672,220$164,991
Top 17%69%313$49,878,369$159,356
Top 18%70%331$51,008,966$154,106
Top 19%72%350$52,110,187$148,886
Top 20%73%368$53,103,017$144,302
Remaining 80% of recips.27%1,476$19,556,159$13,249
 

Farm Subsidies Education

Learn more

AgMag

Feeding your mind, saving the planet

Conservation Database

Farm Subsidies

Crop Insurance
AgMag